Downtown Manhattan is unique in its eclectic cultural makeup, exotic mix of sidewalk cafes, tiny stores, restaurants, nightspots, and nightclubs where Manhattan's elite come to party.

This area is New York City's best kept secret for bargain hunters seeking quality and unique merchandise along Canal Street.

The hotel of choice for those who know the place to be. The 227 room Holiday Inn Downtown boasts a marble lobby, rosewood furnishing, paneled elevators and Asian accents, highlighting the property's distinctive cross-cultural flavor. The structure's preserved historic features include over-sized, arched windows and a classic exterior.

Manhattan...the Holiday Inn Downtown offers its guest all the amenities and services necessary to fulfill the needs of business and pleasure travelers. The 227 room Holiday Inn Downtown is located in the heart of new York's most famous neighborhoods.

Step inside and enjoy the calming solace within a neighborhood that pulsates with excitement. In the city that never sleeps, discover lower Manhattan's best-kept secret...Holiday Inn Downtown.

• 227 Beautifully Appointed Guest Rooms
• Multilingual Staff
• Restaurant/Lounge
• Computer/Fax Dataports
• Internet kiosks in lobby
• Fax machine in Suites
• In-Room Voice Mail
• Express Check-Out
• Hair Dryers
• In-Room Coffee Machines
• Iron/Boards
• Valet Parking
• Concierge
• Room Service

Pacifica is also available for small private functions and catering; our meeting room can seat up to 30 people.

Although the surrounding neighborhoods offer many varied cuisines, Holiday Inn Downtown features Pacifica Restaurant and Lounge. A casual, yet elegant, dining experience, Pacifica blends the culinary delights of both Western and Asian cultures.

Pacifica Restaurant treats the senses to haute Chinese and Western cuisine served in the traditional manner. It is where many local business people go for the ambiance, and to quote the New York Times, it is, "The excellent place to meet for the power lunch". 

The Holiday Inn Downtown has just undergone extensive renovations, and we hope you will come and enjoy all these new features.

• New furniture in all our rooms.
• New 25 inch TV's
• New artwork, carpets, lamps
• New radio-CD players
• New 2-line cordless speaker phones, with advanced conferencing and voice mail features
• All new, imported-marble bathrooms

When creating the Holiday Inn Downtown, careful attention was paid to every detail. The fourteen floors of guest rooms and suites contain the ultimate in comfort. Every room is equipped with a coffee machine, hair dryer, voice-mail, dataport and an additional telephone in the bathroom. Suites are equipped with fax machines.

227 Beautifully Appointed Guest Rooms

• Computer/Fax Dataports
• Fax machine in Suites
• In-Room Voice Mail
• Hair Dryers
• In-Room Coffee Machines
• Iron/Boards
• HBO
• Movies "On Command"
• CNN, CSPAN, MSNBC

Driving Directions:

From Upstate NY (Albany, Hudson, Kingston, New Paltz, Newburgh, Schenectady):
Take 87 South. Stay on 87 until you reach Triboro Bridge to Manhattan exit. Go over the bridge and take FDR South to Houston Street exit. Go straight on Houston Street. Go about 8 blocks to Broadway and then make a left on Broadway. Go south on Broadway, 4 blocks to Grand Street. Make a left on Grand and go 2 blocks to Lafayette Street and make a right. Go 1 block to the corner of Howard Street and Lafayette. Holiday Inn Downtown is on the right hand side of Lafayette Street.

From Boston and Connecticut:
Take 95 South to Triboro Bridge to Manhattan exit. Take FDR South to Houston Street exit. Follow same directions from Upstate.

From Philadelphia:
Take New Jersey Turnpike North. Follow signs to Holland Tunnel Exit 14C. Pay toll at entrance to tunnel. Go through Holland Tunnel and exit Canal Street East. Proceed approximately 7 blocks going East. Stay in left lane. Make a left turn at Centre Street. Go 1 block and make another left at Howard Street. Proceed 1 block, Holiday Inn Downtown is on the left after traffic light on Howard Street.

From Washington and Baltimore:
Take 95 North to New Jersey Turnpike North. Follow signs to Holland Tunnel Exit 14C. Pay toll at entrance to tunnel. Go through Holland Tunnel and exit Canal Street East. Proceed approximately 7 blocks going East. Stay in left lane. Make a left turn at Centre Street. Go 1 block and make another left at Howard Street. Proceed 1 block, Holiday Inn Downtown is on the left after traffic light on Howard Street.

From Newark Airport:
Leave the airport. Take Route 1&9 North to Pulaski Highway to the Holland Tunnel. Pay toll at entrance to tunnel. Go through Holland Tunnel and exit at Canal Street East. Proceed approximately 7 blocks going East. Stay in left lane. Make a left turn at Centre Street. Go 1 block and make another left at Howard Street. Proceed 1 block, Holiday Inn Downtown is on the left after traffic light on Howard Street.

From JFK Airport:
Leave the airport and take the Van Wyck Expressway North (678) to Grand Central Parkway West. Then take the Long Island Expressway West (495). Exit to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE or 278) until you reach the Williamsburg Bridge exit. Go over the Bridge, which lets out on Delancey Street. Stay on Delancey Street, which then changes to Kenmare Street. Go straight until you reach the end of the street. Make a left turn on Lafayette Street. Proceed 2 blocks to the corner of Howard and Lafayette Streets. Holiday Inn Downtown is on the right hand side of Lafayette Street.

From LaGuardia Airport:
Leave the airport and take the Grand Central Parkway West to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE or 278) until you reach the Williamsburg Bridge exit. Go over the Bridge, which lets out on Delancey Street. Stay on Delancey Street, which then changes to Kenmare Street. Go straight until you reach the end of the street. Make a left turn on Lafayette Street. Proceed 2 blocks to the corner of Howard and Lafayette Streets. Holiday Inn Downtown is on the right hand side of Lafayette Street.

:: Holiday Inn Downtown ::
138 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10013